The Canadian Press: Representatives from the Canadian Cattle Youth Council gathered on Parliament Hill last month to warn that a free trade deal with Mercosur could jeopardize beef production in Canada and pose risks to food safety.
“The government itself warns that our food supply chains rely too heavily on foreign suppliers, and that Canada relies on imported beef to meet demand,” said Canadian Cattle Youth Council President Judson Christopherson. “You don’t fix that by making Canadians more reliant on food from abroad.”…